Parkwood Green Primary School in Hillside, Victoria | Primary School

Parkwood Green Primary School

Locality: Hillside, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9449 3600

Address: Cnr Gourlay Road & Community Hub 3037 Hillside, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.parkwoodgreenps.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 On Friday the 21st of August we held a Crazy Hair Day! Our students on-site looked fantastic, and we even saw some students participate and wear Crazy Hair to their WebEx meetings throughout the day! Crazy Hair Day brought smiles to the faces of many of our students and staff throughout the day.... Have a look at some of the crazy hair dos that were spotted throughout the day..

24.01.2022 Mindful Friday Safari! The Mindful Safari exercise is a great way to help kids learn mindfulness. This activity turns an average, everyday walk into an exciting new adventure. Tell your kids that you will be going on a safari: their goal is to notice as many birds, bugs, creepy-crawlies, and any other animals as they can. Turn it into a friendly competition and see who find the most animals.

23.01.2022 Stay tuned! Some of our students who are completing their remote learning on-site were photographed by local newspaper Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly today to promote our community Spoonville and Wacky Well-being Wednesday We will share the article to our Facebook page once its released! #Spoonville

23.01.2022 Happy 100 Days of Learning to our Foundation and Year 1 students! Our wonderful Foundation and Year 1 teachers have a special video for you to celebrate

22.01.2022 Have you ever tried writing like the Ancient Egyptians? Heres an example of their ancient alphabet. Can you find the letters that the Ancients didnt use? Can you write your name? Or a sentence about school? Please give it a go and send us your examples. Its such a fun thing to do on a Wednesday!!

21.01.2022 Looking for something to watch this weekend? Check out the Zoos Victoria Animals at home LIVE Penguin cam!

21.01.2022 After a wonderful graduation celebration last night, our Year 6 students enjoyed a fish and chip lunch together this afternoon

21.01.2022 Spoonville update! WOW Our community is growing! Can you spot your spoon amongst the crowd? Spoonville International City of Melton Cr Lara Carli

20.01.2022 An update following on from Premier Daniel Andrews announcements yesterday: TERM FOUR Week one: Remote learning will continue for all students. ... Week two: All F-2 Students and teachers will return to on-site learning. More details to follow. 3-6 students to continue remote learning. Essential services children still able to attend on site. Any further updates will be communicated to the Parkwood Green community as soon as we know.

17.01.2022 R U OK Day? is Thursday 10 September 2020, which is today. Its our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? if someone in your world is struggling with lifes ups and downs. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and circumstances have made it even more important for us all to stay connected and, for those who are able, be willing to support those around us. R U OKAY want to help Australians with knowing what to... say when someone says theyre not OK and guide them through how they can continue a conversation that could change a life. You dont have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says theyre not OK. By knowing what to say you can help someone feel supported and access appropriate help long before theyre in crisis, which can make a really positive difference to their life. If you would like to find out more information head to: www.ruok.org.au #RUOKDAY

17.01.2022 Calling all Parkwood Green Christmas spoons! You are invited to spread some Christmas joy by creating your very own Christmas inspired spoon to join the residents of Parkwood Green Spoonville! Our Spoonville is located under the front office window. Please ensure all spoons are made of sustainable and biodegradable accessories that are safe for the environment

15.01.2022 Parkwood Green Primary School presents: Mini Olympics! Thanks to our P.E teachers Mr Hammill and Miss Boucher for these awesome activities. Dont forget to post your photos and videos in the comments so we can see our mini athletes

14.01.2022 Friday Feel Good Scavenger Hunt Today we are going on a scavenger hunt, a Feel Good Scavenger Hunt. Using these clues search for things around the home that will bring up certain emotions, feelings or memories. Get the whole family involved and have some fun.... #MindfulFriday

14.01.2022 Can you do the dinosaur stomp? A wonderful way for students to get active during their brain break

14.01.2022 A reminder for families with students attending on-site that school finishes at 2.30pm tomorrow!

13.01.2022 Today Mr Kupsch shares with us a cool underwater experiment as we finish our fun Science Week activities. Make sure you take the time to share what you have been doing with our school community. Parents / carers sharing some of your childrens wonderful experiments on the Parkwood Green Primary School Facebook page and students uploading your videos and photos onto your Seesaw. Grade 2-6 have your Science Folder in Seesaw and P-1 into your classroom journal Science Week acti...vity. We have loved all we have seen coming in and are putting together some of your Science Fun to share with our community. Thanks for spending the time to celebrate Science Week, and remember you are all scientists so head out and investigate! Science doesnt need to stop right here and now, you can always have fun investigating and experimenting. Here are just a couple of websites and shows to help inspire you: https://www.thegist.edu.au//getting-he/at-home-activities/ Science Max on YouTube https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Feel free to share your favourite science sites, shows and books on our Facebook page. We will leave you with that same catch cry we have had all week. SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

13.01.2022 Happy Monday! Our wonderful kitchen has shared this cornbread mini muffin recipe for our students to cook in the kitchen today, enjoy

13.01.2022 Our Year 6 Graduation has begun! Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020 Thanks to the team at Mode Video Productions for live streaming this event

13.01.2022 On Thursday 17th September the students in Foundation and Grade 1 will be celebrating 100 Days of Learning Together. This milestone will be marked by a day of fun, dressing up, celebrating and a digital Disco. The Dress Up theme for the day will be When I Grow Up students are encouraged to come to WebEx meetings, or post photos of themselves, dressed as what they want to be when they grow up.... During the day there will be a Double Class WebEx Meeting where all students will have the opportunity to share their costumes and celebrate their 100th day of learning together. Classroom teachers will provide families with the meeting information prior to the day. Following the class WebEx meeting will be a series of Seesaw tasks to match the 100 days theme. These tasks will be in place of the usual learning tasks set on this day. Weve all had such a huge year, we encourage all students to have a go and enjoy the celebration! In the afternoon we will be holding a special 100 Days Disco. This disco will be held on a one way Zoom connection (meaning you can see the presenters, but nobody will be able to see you). Information regarding the Zoom Disco and accessing it via Zoom Connections will be emailed out to families at beginning of week 10 (week of 14th 18th). The whole day is going to be so much fun! We look forward to everyone getting involved and celebrating this special milestone together

12.01.2022 The latest Parkwood Green newsletter is now available. Click on the link below.

11.01.2022 Happy Crafty Wednesday! Check out this awesome activity from our wonderful art teachers, Cat and Ruby Henri Matisse What do you need?... Coloured paper (4-5 different colours) Scissors Glue Grey lead pencil Have a look at this amazing artist Henri Matisse Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s37OoBXkYAc Henri Matisse was a French Artist known for his use of colour! He is believed to be the first Artist to use paper cut outs, what do you think a paper cut out is? Have a look at some of his artworks and decide what types of shapes you see, what do they look like?

11.01.2022 PARKWOOD GREEN SPOONVILLE! Located outside the Parkwood Green Primary School front office on the Community Hub. Melbournes first lockdown saw teddy bears and rainbows appear in windows, now lockdown 2.0 has another activity for children as communities full of brightly painted wooden spoon characters pop up across the suburbs. ... Originating in the English village of Winnersh, the Spoonville fad has spread across Britain and is finding a toehold in Victoria, where spoon villages are sprouting in parks and nature strips and outside schools. Parkwood Green PS are happy to announce that this week, instead of Specialist classes, we would like all families and students to create a decorated wooden spoon to represent either themselves or a character. We would love it if during your daily walk, you could bring your decorated spoon to school and place it into the garden bed outside the school office. Can Parkwood Green create a new community of Spoony characters? There are rules to follow though, as we are in lockdown and we dont want anybody compromising the safety of themselves or their families, so: 1. Spoons must be placed during your daily exercise or while you are completing a permitted activity. 2. Your spoons should not have anything attached that could come off and create litter (we dont like litter at Parkwood Green!) 3. Spoons dont like dogs, keep Doggo away from the sppons please 4. Come visit the spoons, but dont stay too long, maintain your Social distancing please. 5. Make sure your Spoony person can cope with some rain, Nail Varnish is a good way to protect your spoon against the elements. 6. Legs and arms can be sticks from the garden. This Spoonville is not limited to students who attend Parkwood Green. If you live within 5km and wish to place a spoon in the community Spoonville - go for it! We cannot wait to see our very own Spoonville grow! Spoonville Australia Spoonville International #Spoonville #SpoonvilleInternational

10.01.2022 Lets do the Yeti for your brain break today!

09.01.2022 Imagination Magic presented by City of Melton. Bookings essential. For more information or to book your FREE class online, visit www.melton.vic.gov.au/imaginationmagic

09.01.2022 Lets do the body boogie and get moving for your brain break today! #GroovyThursday #BrainBreak

08.01.2022 Did you know that you can stream the Phillip Island Penguin parade live from your own home for FREE? Tune in tomorrow evening

08.01.2022 Its time to learn how to bounce the footy with NAB AFL Auskick for this Sporty Tuesday! #BrainBreak

08.01.2022 Today one of our science school science leaders, Nerasha, presents a fun science experiment for you to try. Check out her awesome video. We continue our celebration of all things science, with the national science week theme of Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans. Today we focus on the movement of water and water cycles. We would love if parents / carers could share some of your childrens wonderful experiments on the Parkwood Green Primary School Facebook ...page. Students can also upload their experiments to their Science Journals on Seesaw. We introduce the book All the water in the World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IHYFECdzc You might like to reflect on the story and draw or write a response to share with your family, friends, class or maybe even the school. Check out this website "Baltimore Aquarium Tour" https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html Look out for the i - information to see some fun facts. SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

08.01.2022 Today we introduce Sydh, our science leader at Parkwood Green, who presents an awesome looking science experiment for you to try. Check out the video. Today we think about our impact on the worlds oceans. We would love if parents / carers could share some of your childrens wonderful experiments on the Parkwood Green Primary School Facebook page. We introduce the book Seagull. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAVcVvmyK4&feature=youtu.be You might like to reflect on the ...story and draw or write a response to share with your family, friends, class or maybe even the school. Check out this website which has combined underwater adventure and art. https://www.moua.com.au/ A new art gallery underwater installation in Queensland. SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

07.01.2022 Lets kick off Sporty Tuesday with learning how to kick a footy as your brain break today!

06.01.2022 Heres to the Dads

06.01.2022 Managing the Coronacoaster webinar Dr Michael Carr-Greggs webinar, Managing the Coronacoaster Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era, gives families practical skills, knowledge and strategies for managing the lockdown period and remote learning. The Department has engaged Dr Carr-Gregg to present a repeat edition of Managing the Coronacoaster, after his August webinar booked out in three days.... When: 7:30pm, Tuesday 15 September Duration: 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session Format: online via live stream Cost: free Register for the Managing the Coronacoaster webinar via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/managing-the-coronacoaster-

06.01.2022 R U OK Day has created a music video to encourage children from Kindergarten to Year 6 to take the time to comfort their friends when theyre feeling blue. Watch and share to show the young people in your world that its lighter when we share the load! R U OK Day

06.01.2022 Over the last few weeks our 2021 Foundation students have been attending onsite transition sessions in small groups Our 2021 Foundation teachers have loved getting to know our future students! If you know someone or have a child who is yet to enrol for Foundation in 2021, get in contact with us today! We still have some spots left for transition sessions. Simply call the front office (03) 9449 3600.

05.01.2022 As you are aware this year Parkwood Greens Christmas Concert was a little different and you will have the joy of watching these performances from the comforts of your own home Your child’s classroom teacher will be sending out a link today that will direct you to a website in which you can access the video of the whole concert. If you do not receive a link via Compass please contact your child’s teacher directly. Between each video there is a title card to indicate the ...double class which is performing. The performances are in order of year level beginning from Foundation and Grade 1. This video link will only be available for up to a week before being removed from this website. Please do not use any devices or apps to record these performances. Merry Christmas!

05.01.2022 Have you ordered your child's Italian Day lunch order? Orders close on Friday the 20th of November 2020. Orders can be made through the QKR! app or payments can be made via the canteen. Simply click on the image below and print out the order form.

05.01.2022 Scholastic Book Club Issue 8 is available to purchase Online! All orders purchased will be delivered to the school and distributed to your child upon arrival.... We hope you have had a moment to check out the many deals from Issue 8. They can still be viewed online, just click on the link below. A reminder that orders close on Friday 27th November. To order online click here: https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx To view Issue 8 online click here: https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5754/bc820.pdf

04.01.2022 Today Nerasha shares with us an investigation into floating & sinking, and sets you a challenge using aluminum foil. We will focus on water and properties that help us stay afloat. We would love if parents / carers could share some of your childrens wonderful experiments on the Parkwood Green Primary School Facebook page. Students can upload into their science journals as well. A fantastic book to align with Nerashas investigation is Who sank the boat? by Pamela Allen, ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IHYFECdzc You might like to reflect on the story and draw or write a response to share with your family, friends, class or maybe even the school. Who did sink the boat? Check out this website which is a great source of science related items for kids. https://www.natgeokids.com/au/ If you search Ocean on the website you can investigate further our Science Week theme. I think we have really shown this week that SCIENCE IS AWESOME!

04.01.2022 Were never too young to look out for one another and lend support. In this video, Alec shows you how to be a good friend and ask "Are you OK." For teachers, parents and carers: While children cant be expected to fix someones problems, they can be encouraged to listen to what their friend is saying, show they care and tell a teacher, school counsellor or trusted adult if they are worried about their friend. This video shows them how to do that.

04.01.2022 Are you bored of your breakfast? Want to make it a little more fun when youre eating at home? Well look no further!!... Introducing....ANIMAL TOAST!! Have a go at making your own! All you need is: Toast Different kinds of fruit Peanut butter/ honey/ jam (something to make the fruit stick!) And of course... your AMAZING IMAGINATIONS!! Make sure you upload a photo of your fantastic toast creations- cant wait to see!!!

03.01.2022 Bringing our community some joy and happiness on this Monday morning! Our Parkwood Green Spoonville community is growing fast. Dont forget that if you live within 5km of our school, you can add to this incredible community of spoons on your daily walk! Spoonville Australia Spoonville Victoria Spoonville International City of Melton Deputy Mayor Cr. Steve Abbs - City of Melton Mayor Cr. Lara Carli - City of Melton Natalie Hutchins MP

03.01.2022 Shout out to these superstars who would have been performing in two 3 hour shows on stage at Melbourne Arena today for the 2020 Victorian State Schools Spectacular! This year had other plans and instead they have been amazing in filming themselves dancing from home to participate virtually Stay tuned, we cannot wait to see the final product with students from across Victoria

02.01.2022 Today our School Council held a sausage sizzle fundraiser to celebrate the end of another school year!

02.01.2022 The Premiers Reading Challenge date has been extended to the 18th September!

01.01.2022 Looking for a Saturday activity? Spot the Koalas at Healesville Sanctuary GET TO KNOW THE KOALA Tony (male) - Big boy Tony is five years old and was brought to Healesville Sanctuarys Australian Wildlife Health Centre in 2017. Hes fathered multiple joeys at the Sanctuary.... Can you spot Tony on the Koala cam?

01.01.2022 The final newsletter of 2020 is now available at: http://www.parkwoodgreenps.vic.edu.au//Newsletter-Issue-11

01.01.2022 Today is Wacky Wellbeing Wednesday! Wacky Wellbeing Wednesday is a day for our whole community to focus on activities and actions that contribute to positive wellbeing. On Seesaw today there are a series of activities presented by our student school leaders. All of these activities are suggestions for students and their families to pause and focus on their wellbeing. There will be no other Webex or Seesaw tasks today. Also on Seesaw (and on our Facebook page) you will be abl...e to take part in our first virtual whole-school assembly. This is pre-recorded and can be viewed at any time throughout the day. Please take the time to watch this together and join us as we celebrate the growth the students and the community has achieved throughout term three 2020 a term like no other. We are encouraging students to dress wacky for the day and submit their photos to their teachers or to our Facebook page. Just like wellbeing we can all interpret wacky in whatever way we like. Students attending on-site will take part in the same wacky wellbeing activities as those students working remotely. Share your children participating in Wacky Wellbeing Wednesday in the comments